Beware the Flu! The Influenza Pandemic of 1919

Hospital Admissions Metropolitan Sydney for Influenza 1919

WeeklyDistributionofInfluenzaDeaths,NSW1919

Male and Female Death Rates by Age Group for Influenza 1919

Comparison of Death rates by Age Group for 1891 and 1919 Influenza Epidemics

Impact of Influenza on Marriage Rates Metropolitan Sydney 1919

How The Bulletin Saw the Dispute between NSW and Victoria

“Breaking and Entering”, Cartoon of Struggle Between PM and Qld Govt Over Qld Decision to Close Borders and

Institute Formal Quarantine

Influenza Inoculation Hyde Park Depot and Crowd

Demanding Inoculation 1919

Riley Street Flu Depot, Nurses and Staff.

Influenza Ambulance Teams

Hospital Beds Great Hall Melbourne Exhibition Building During Flu Pandemic

Trams Converted to Transport Flu Victims

How The Bulletin Saw Flu in 1919

Popular Cures

Popular Cures

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The 1919 Pandemic: A Brief Summary

•  14,000 deaths•  More than 500,000 cases in NSW•  42% of all deaths in City of Sydney were from flu•  Targeted young healthy adults 25-39•  Extraordinary pressure on health facilities

•  Jan-Sept more than 25,000 admitted to hospital inNSW when only 2,000 hospital beds available.

•  Commonwealth State rivalries/clashes. States wenttheir own way

•  Closure of public places•  Border isolation camps•  Public reaction – fear, panic and hysteria•  Wearing of masks